ZZ454 oil pressure

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Old Mar 13, 2019 | 08:59 PM
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What is an acceptable oil pressure at idle for a ZZ454? The manual, and Summit say that 5 PSI at idle is OK. That seems real low to me even if it picks up with RPMs.
 
Old Mar 14, 2019 | 07:56 AM
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Rule of thumb is 10 PSI per 1000 RPMs. Also you want to test your oil pressure with a good handheld gage. You can verify the hand held gage with regulated shop air. Dash gages tend to not be the best unless it’s a high quality one with oil running to it. I never trust the ones that use a sending unit. Either way I would verify the reading. Regardless of the above rule I would be worried about verified 5 psi at idle for a performance engine especially if it was a new or it loss oil pressure in a short time period.
 
Old Mar 17, 2019 | 05:35 PM
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What weight / type of oil are you running?
 
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